Lawyer

PER, Private Equity Recruitment; Zürich; Vor Ort; CHF 100’000 - 150’000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

An established industry player is seeking a Funds focused Legal Counsel to join their Zurich team. This role offers a unique opportunity to support global offices with a focus on fund formation and structuring, providing legal guidance on Swiss and Luxembourg regulations. You will work closely with the Global General Counsel and various internal teams, allowing for significant autonomy and professional growth. Ideal candidates will be qualified lawyers with Swiss Bar admission and experience in private markets. Join a dynamic environment where your expertise will contribute to the firm's expanding European presence and legal support initiatives.

Qualifikationen

• Qualified Lawyer with expertise in fund formation and structuring.
• Experience in private markets and knowledge of Lux regulations.

Aufgaben

• Advise on structuring and operation of private market investment funds.
• Draft, review, and negotiate key fund documentation.

Kenntnisse

Fund formation

Legal guidance on regulations

Drafting and negotiating documentation

Project management

Investor negotiations

Ausbildung

Qualified Lawyer with Swiss Bar admission

Jobbeschreibung

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About our client

Our client, a leading alternatives investment advisor, is currently looking to hire a Funds focused Legal Counsel into their Zurich team. The firm, which provides investment solutions for multiple private markets investment institutions globally, has recently expanded their European presence and is therefore looking to increase legal support within the region.

What the job involves

As the Fund's focused Legal Counsel, you will support the firm's offices globally, with a particular focus on fund formation and structuring. This is a new hire for the Zurich team and therefore will allow plenty of autonomy and room for development. The role will allow some great commercial exposure, reporting directly into the firm's Global General Counsel whilst working closely with multiple internal front office teams and external providers.

• Advise on the structuring, formation, and operation of private market investment funds
• Provide legal guidance on Swiss and Lux regulations
• Draft, review, and negotiate key fund documentation
• Advise on fundraising, investor negotiations and distribution strategies
• Project management and outside Counsel engagement
• Ad-hoc internal legal work

Who we are looking for

• Qualified Lawyer with a Swiss Bar admission
• Experience in private markets fund formation and structuring
• Experience gained in big law. Additional in-house experience would be advantageous
• Knowledge of Lux based fund regulation is essential
• Comfortable working as part of a small team